Archive for the ‘Kooky’ Category

I don’t think any of the airlines were expecting this.

Airlines canceled over 1,800 flights Friday as snow pounded parts of the South and dumped several inches of white onAtlanta, home to the world’s busiest airport.

Light to moderate snow fell steadily throughout the afternoon in Atlanta and its northern suburbs. It wasn’t expected to taper off until late evening. There was a chance of more snow for the area on Monday, afederal holiday when many workers will have the day off.

We enjoyed the snow here though.

The President yelled ‘JUMP’, GM and Chrysler asked ‘how high?’. Yesterday, Chrysler jumped as high as the Mr. Obama wanted them too.

Chrysler LLC has reached an agreement on a framework of a global alliance with Italian automaker Fiat SpA (FIA.MI) that has the support of the U.S. Treasury, Chrysler’s CEO Bob Nardelli said on Monday.

“We appreciate the willingness of the (autos) Task Force, along with industry and financial experts, to consult closely with us in order to achieve this significant step,” Nardelli said in a statement.

Chrysler, owned by private equity Cerberus Capital Management, was deemed by the task force to be not viable as a stand-alone company and was given 30 days to complete an alliance with Fiat or be cut off from U.S. government funding.

Sad, sad, sad. Almost as sad as the fact that the U.S. taxpayer is now paying for his/her own GM auto warranty.

Interest rates on standard U.S. 30-year mortgages dropped in the latest week to levels just shy of record lows as concerns of a deepening recession boosted the appeal of fixed-rate investments, Freddie Mac said on Thursday.

The average fixed 30-year mortgage rate declined to 5.04 percent in the week ending Thursday, from 5.16 percent in the previous period, Freddie Mac said in a statement. That was close to the 4.96 percent reached in mid-January, which was the lowest rate since Freddie Mac began its survey in 1971.

Too bad no one has any money because the Ma Pelosi and her gang took it all from us.

Authorities are still looking for Mr. Nadel.

Around the same time he mysteriously vanished, hedge fund manager Arthur G. Nadel owed a $50 million payout to some of the investors who had entrusted their life savings to him, an accountant said Monday.

Instead, they learned their money was gone — and now they’re left asking if it was all a bad investment, or if they were scammed.

Have they checked Mr. Madoff’s penthouse yet?

It’s pretty sad, that in the year 2008, when most people monitor their bank accounts online, that 75% of the banking websites have issues that could cause serious problems.

A new study from the University of Michigan has found that more than 75 percent of banking websites are not completely up to snuff when it comes to security.

The study looked at 214 financial institution websites and focused on both design flaws and improper security practices. None of these flaws represent catastrophic security issues, but many could allow for easier access to your password and user name should a malicious hacker come calling.

From insecure login systems to redirecting you without any notice, banks are leaving themselves, and your account, vulnerable to hackers. Make sure your bank passes the test before you end up putting your money in the pockets of others.

Crossposted at The Alligator Pit.

I don’t know what’s worse…

A society full of people who actually give their children names like this.

A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.

Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.

Or the fact that they need a court system to stop them.

Now stop laughing. I am not a hypocrite. Slobokan is not the name on my birth certificate.

I love the fail blog.

There’s really no surprise here, is there?

A man who put his life up for auction on eBay found it wasn’t worth quite as much as he thought when he settled for around A$100,000 (48,000 pounds) less than his target price.

No one values human life as muchas they used too, and with the economy tanking like it seems to be doing, my bet is more people will value life less in the future.

He’s lucky he got what he did for his life. The only thing I don’t understand is why he is now going to travel in “search of a new life”. The grass is always greener my friend, and now you don’t even own the lawn you’re standing on.

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Wow. A Lizzie Convention. Weeee. No really, that’s cool, don’t you think? I wonder why the queen didn’t show up. That was a might rude don’t you think?

The world’s most famous Elizabeth didn’t show, but about 400 others did.

The northern Illinois community of Elizabeth tried Saturday to set a world record for the largest Gathering of Elizabeths. Women with Elizabeth in any part of their name were allowed in; one participant has Elizabeth as a last name.

Next week, I am looking forward to reading about the Harold convention being held in Harold Square in New York City. Woot!

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How disturbing is this?

A fifth human foot has washed ashore in southwestern B.C., and this time it’s a left one.

Police say two people out for a walk spotted a left foot floating in water off Westham Island on Monday morning. Four other feet have washed up on shorelines along islands in B.C. in the last year; all have been right feet wearing socks and shoes.

Const. Sharlene Brooks of the Delta Police said officials are working with the BC Coroner’s office to see if this foot is linked to any other partial remains recovered in the province.

I had no idea that sharks found feet a little bit too crunchy to eat. What else could it be?

The RCMP has said there’s no evidence the feet were severed or removed from the victims’ legs by force.

No evidence they were removed by force? You mean feet just fall off of people in the Great White North? How disturbing is that? I hope they find the cause of this before it starts spreading south.

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